Francois
Name | Francois |
Type | Sailing vessel
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GRT | 2,212 tons |
Country | French |
Built | 1900
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Builder | Atel. & Chant. de la Loire, St. Nazaire
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Operator | Soc. Anon. des Armateurs Nantais, Nantes
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History | Three-masted, steel hulled bark.
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Francois
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 10 Aug 1915 | U 35 (Waldemar Kophamel) | Sunk | Stopped and shelled 60 miles WSW of Fastnet
| 50° 40'N, 10° 51'W
| Portland, Oregon - Queenstown
| grain
| 0
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| Master Jean Marie Morvan
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Position of attack on Francois
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